The Freedom of Information Act gives the
general right of access to all types of recorded information held by the
practice. The intention of the Act is to encourage a spirit of openness and
transparency in the NHS and the whole public sector. Our organisation aims
to fully support this.

This is a secure electronic system for
transferring patient notes from one practice to another. The system is
triggered by you registering or de-registering at a GP Practice. All GP
practice's will be signed up by 31st March 2015 or have a plan in place.
They will then receive your notes electronically showing your last year
consultations, medication and allergies.

The Cross Keys Practice has been actively
using GP2GP since April 2013.

Patients are now able to access their
clinical electronic record. If you would like this access, please come
in to Reception and complete the relevant form. You will need to bring
in a form of photographic ID and a form of additional ID showing your
address in order to obtain your ID and password.

IT/Electronic Patient Records

The Cross Keys Practice has issued a
statement of intent,
click here for more details.

What is Care.data

Care.data is a forthcoming extract
of patient data commissioned by NHS England. The intention of
the scheme is to make increased use of the information in
medical records in order to improve the quality of care for
patients. The service is one of the first initiatives to use the
powers of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (HSCA), which
allows the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), in
certain circumstances, to extract confidential information from
GP practices without the need to seek patient consent.

If you do not want information that identifies you
to be shared outside your GP practice, you can ask to make a note of this in
your medical record. This is called an objection. Please fill out and return this
form.